Excellence
Of Salat Upon The Prophet ﷺ
The Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
has stated:
لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قُبُورًا وَلَا
تَجْعَلُوا قَبْرِي عِيدًا وَصَلُّوا عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّ صَلَاتَكُمْ تَبْلُغُنِي
حَيْثُ كُنْتُمْ
*‘Do
not make your homes a graveyard nor make my grave an Eid, and recite Salat upon
me. Indeed, your Salat reaches me wherever you are.’*¹
Referance:
¹ Abu Dawood, vol. 2, p. 315, Hadith 2042
Darkness
Of Ignorance
The basic purpose of the creation of
humans is to worship Allah Almighty and obey Him, but humans become oblivious
of this purpose due to the glitter of this world and the deception of Nafs and
Satan. In order to remind humans of this purpose and guide them to the right
path, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent many prophets in
different ages. The blessed prophets would make people recognize their real
purpose and guide them. These prophets were sent to specific nations and
countries in different ages. At the end, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
sent the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ as a Prophet to the whole universe until the Day of Judgement.
The teachings of the previous
prophets were forgotten before his advent. The entire world was lost in the
darkness of ignorance. Many evils had engulfed all the societies of the world.
The Arabian Peninsula, in particular, was in an extremely terrible state.
Cruelty and injustice, immodesty and obscenity, quarrelling, gambling and
excessive consumption of alcohol, massacre, ignorant customs, idolatry, and
arrogance had caused the darkness of ignorance to spread all around.
Blessings
Of The Birth Of The Prophet ﷺ
Under such circumstances, the Final
Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ was born. Certain events occurred with his blessed birth which
served as a glad tiding, indicating that now, such an era has arrived in which
the light of Islam will eliminate the darkness of disbelief.
The palace of Nausherwaan being
struck by an earthquake, causing its fourteen spikes to collapse; the sudden
extinguishing of the rising flames which had been continuously blazing for
centuries at the worship place of the fire worshippers in Iran; the fast
flowing “River Sava” drying up; these events and many more similar events were
indications that a revolutionary change had now taken place and a new era had
begun.
The
Birth Of The Prophet Enlightened The World
Under such circumstances, the rays
of honour and joy shone in the seemingly simple house of Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا, and the Holy Prophet
صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
was born. Not only was his mother happy at his blessed birth, but it brought
happiness to all grieved and afflicted people too.
He صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ belonged to Banu Hashim, a branch of
Quraysh, the famous Arab tribe. His family is the most superior of all
families. The Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ has said himself: “Allah Almighty made
‘Kinanah’ noble from amongst the progeny of Sayyiduna Ismail عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, and chose Quraish from amongst ‘Kinanah’,
and chose ‘Banu Hashim’ from amongst ‘Quraysh’, and chose me from amongst ‘Banu
Hashim.’”¹
According to a famous opinion, he صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
was born 55 days after the incident of As-hab al-Feel on Monday 12ᵗʰ Rabi’
al-Awwal, corresponding to 20ᵗʰ April 571 C.E, during the refulgent moments of
dawn, when the darkness of night was departing and daylight was spreading, at
his mother’s house in Makkah al-Mukarramah.²,³
Referance:
¹ Muslim, p. 962, Hadith 5938
² The full name of Makkah is Makkah al-Mukarramah. It is one
of the most important and ancient cities of the world. The Qiblah of all the
Muslims, the sacred Ka’bah, which was constructed by Sayyiduna Ibraheem عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام and his son, Sayyiduna Ismail عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, is situated there. Now, the size of this
city is 760 square kilometres. This city is located at the distance of
approximately 80 miles from the sea and 277 metres above sea level. The climate
of this city is comparatively hot. In summer, it is very hot and the
temperature usually rises to 40 °C. The Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
spent around 53 years of his blessed apparent life here.
³ Madarij al-Nubuwwah, section 1, vol. 2, p. 14, selected
Lineage
Of The Prophet
His blessed lineage from the side of
his father is as follows:
1. Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷻ
2. the son of Abdullah
3. the son of Abdul Muttalib
4. the son of Hashim
5. the son of Abd Manaf
6. the son of Qusay
7. the son of Kilaab
8. the son of Murrah
9. the son of Ka’b
10. the son of Lu`ai
11. the son of Ghalib
12. the son of Fihar
13. the son of Malik
14. the son of Nadar
15. the son of Kinanah
16. the son of Khuzaymah
17. the son of Mudrikah
18. the son of Ilyas
19. the son of Mudar
20. the son of Nizaar
21. the son of Ma’d
22. the son of Adnan.¹
His blessed lineage from the side of
his mother is as follows:
1. Sayyiduna Muhammad صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
2. the son of Aaminah
3. the daughter of Wahb
4. the son of Abd Manaf
5. the son of Zuhrah
6. the son of Kilaab.²
Referance:
¹ Al-Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah by Ibn-e-Hishaam, vol. 1, p.
89-103, summarised
² Al-Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah by Ibn-e-Hishaam, vol. 1, p. 238,
summarised
PARENTS
Of The PROPHET
His father was Sayyiduna Abdullah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ, who was matchless in
appearance as well as character. He passed away before the blessed birth of the
Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
at the age of 25.¹
His mother was Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا. In regards to
lineage and nobility, she was the most superior amongst the women of Quraysh.
After the blessed passing of his father, she رَضِيَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا brought up her beloved son.
Referance:
¹ Al-Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah by-Ibn-e-Hishaam, vol. 1, p.
89-103, summarised
The
Suckling Period
It was the custom of the nobles of
Makkah that instead of keeping their children with their mothers, they would
send them to tribes living in rural areas to spend their childhood. It was
because they wanted their children to eat pure food so that their organs and
bodies could become strong, and so they could also converse eloquently in
Arabic like them after learning the purest form of Arabic from them.
(Map
graphics showing locations: SHIHAR, AL SADAD, Al Sir, Ghurabah, Al Ma'rash,
Baqran, Arya, Ar Rad'i, Al Mahdam, Shoqsan, Al Ranah)
Referance:
¹ Banu Sad is situated at the distance of 15 to 20
kilometres from a village named Shuqsaan, that is located on the way from
Makkah to Ta’if. This area is not completely barren. Cultivation is possible at
some places. The climate and weather of this area is very good for health. The
name of the village of Sayyidatuna Haleemah is ‘Shawhatah’. It is also called
‘Shuhtah’. It is at a distance of around 153 kilometres from Makkah by road.
The fortune of Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا was at its peak that
she was privileged to suckle the Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ for two years.¹
Blessing
Of Suckling
According to some narrations, in
addition to Sayyidah Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا,
six other fortunate women also had the privilege to suckle the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
All these women were blessed with the treasure of faith.²
The reward earned by Sayyidah
Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا for suckling the Holy
Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
was that her entire household was enriched with the treasure of faith.
Her husband is Sayyiduna Harith رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ,³ their son is Abdullah
Bin Harith رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ, and their two
daughters are Unaysah Bint Harith and Judamah Bint Harith رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمَا. It is Judamah Bint Harith, also famously
known as Shayma, who was the elder milk-sister of the Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
She would comfort him in her arms and soothe him with lullabies.⁴
Referance:
¹ Derived from Sharh Zurqaani Aai-al-Mawahib, vol. 1, p. 278
² Seerat Halabiyyah, vol. 1, p. 124 summarised
³ He was a believer, and attained blessings from the blessed
company of the Final Messenger of Allah ﷻ.
Moreover, he also presented himself in the Prophetic court. (Fatawa Razawiyyah,
vol. 30, p. 293)
⁴ Tabaqaat Ibn Sa’d, vol. 1, p. 89
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